Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden
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, commonly abbreviated as Bakugaiden or BBB, is a CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...

 series created by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman
Bomberman
Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, the commercially successful Bomberman is featured in over 70 different games...

 and B-Daman
B-Daman
is a marble shooting toy produced in Japan by Takara. In 2005, Hasbro licensed the "Battle B-Daman" configuration of the toy. In 2004, Hasbro joined forces with Takara and Fox Entertainment Group to bring it to the Japan and USA....

. The animated television series was broadcasted on Nagoya TV. The series was superseded by Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory or Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V is a Coro Coro Comic series by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman and B-Daman. The animated television series is broadcast on Nagoya TV...

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Story

One thousand years ago, the beautiful B-da City was attacked by the Dark B-da in their quest to control the entire Blue Solar System. The heroic B-Daman, drawing on their legendary power and ingenious technology, were able to restore peace to the universe. But, it is only a matter of time before evil forces strike again. Our hero, Shirobon, and his friends continue to patrol the Kingdom, fight against Dark B-da, and are always on the alert for danger, but they're always ready for fun as well.

The setting is similar to Bakugaiden III toys, but with slight changes.

The episode generally revolves around the five main characters: White, Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black "Bombers". Each get better, newer, and stronger machines or battle suits as the series progress. Each battle is either with a henchman or one of the four great bosses. Each one of them has a unique quirk. This is generally part of how the team beats them.
With each Battle Suit, a new villain arrives and defeats them, forcing them to adjust their personality, or get a stronger weapon.

White Gale

White Bomber was the first one to get his Battle Suit. It was capable of Flight, thus making it the most mobile and useful. He first got it accidentally when he met Professor. This suit is the only one of the first set that has flight capabilities. The toy version of this suit has two modes: Speed mode which focuses on firing and attack and Wing mode which has the capability to fly in the air. Main attack is "Gale Shot" which has rapid-firing capabilities to a certain extent. Was heavily damaged by Hogane Dragon Suit (piloted by Draken, one of the Four Dark Lords) during battle in which was upgraded to a better suit to fight him.

Blue Sniper

Blue Bomber's suit is one of the three which can only operate on land. The special feature if this suit is its retractable targeter which can help target enemies for shooting and it has an incredibly long range of fire. Its attack and defence is average and is considered a base for the other two machines built later on. He was the second one to get a suit after the White Bomber. Main attack is "Sniper Shot"

Red Buster

Red Bomber got hers, shortly after Blue's. Her suit's strength lies in the ability to fire two Beda shots at once, which made it the Beda suit with the most power (before Yellow Bomber got his though). Main attack is "Double Beda Cannon".

Yellow Shooter

Yellow Bomber's suit was based on similar designs to Red's. So basically they're twins.
Because it was a later model, it took more time to develop, making it the last one to surface.
But this led to Yellow getting upset, and falling under a spell of a minion. He then operated an enemy suit, and was cured eventually. But in the end, he got his own.
It has the strongest attack power, but has the weakest defense and armor. Main attack is "Drive Shot" which shoots a powerful Beda roller ball right at the opponents. Heavily damaged while in its maiden battle with the Four Dark Lords.

Black Gattlinger

Black Bomber's initial suit is one of the older designs and does not have much capabilities except that it can fire a gattling of Beda shots that hit opponents' armours. While this is effective against the minion suits, it is proven useless against the suits of the Four Dark Lords themselves. It was destroyed by Draken's Hogane Dragon when it fired at the gattling part of the suit. Note that this suit does not have a capsule cockpit system unlike the rest of them in the first set.

White Gale II

After White Gale is defeated by the Hogane Dragon, the other bombers helped it retreat to the lab for repair and upgrades. The whole system goes through a re-upgrade while White Bomber is unconscious inside the cockpit. While Draken is out in the sky above the lab blasting it to pieces they slowly completed this upgrade for White Bomber to wake up and head for battle in his new upgraded suit. White Gale II has improvements in flight speed and shooting ability. Its new attack is called "Metal Beda Cannon" which fires a powerful sniper-based shot right at Draken's Hogane Dragon, causing it to explode and Draken retreats back into space in defeat.

Second Generation

The first set is destroyed in a train accident caused deliberately by Tiger (second of the Four Dark Lords)'s apprentice. This accident caused the carriage which contains three of the suits to fall off a steep cliff. White Bomber was inside at that time and survived by escaping the falling carriage, but the four suits - White Gale II, Blue Sniper, Yellow Shooter, and Red Buster went down into the sea together with it.

Black Cluster

Black Bomber's second suit. This time it features a capsule cockpit like the other suits. Has high re-loading capabilities coupled with powerful rapid-fire shots. Was destroyed by the Dark Prince's Blizzard Dragon suit after the Four Dark Lords were all defeated by the other bombers.Black Cluster is stronger than the other bombers. it first appeared in episode 19.

White Blose (White Gale 3)

White Bomber's newest suit is a complete redesign of the Beda Armour system. Main attack is "Blow Beda Cannon" which fires high-powered high-speed Beda cannon shots. This can combine with the other two suits built later to form a powerful Beda suit. Notice that the toy version has a marking on its forehead above the sensor that reads "WHITE GALE III". This is possibly an error.

Blue Braiver

Blue Bomber's newest suit now has the ability to fly just like what White Bomber's suits has always been capable of. Features an improved navigation and targeting system previously developed from the design of Blue Sniper for high-accuracy targeted shots. Made its debut at episode 23

Yellow Crusher

Yellow Bomber's new suit has the same power as its predecessor and is equipped with an additional sonar speaker and has the ability to fly thanks to the rear boosters that come inbuilt. Yellow Bomber was able to use it to tremble Shuringe (third of the Four Dark Lords)'s suit, Tsubasa Phoenix, using the sound waves created which can also deflect the Beda shots that is fired towards it, and this new suit subsequently plays a part in defeating it. It makes its debut on episode 22.

Black Devaster

Black Bomber's newest suit is the largest in size among all the Bomber's suits and can transform to a dragon for flight. This is the only Bomber suit which has dual Beda barrels for double the power. Has the capability to combine with the Saint Blaster to form the ultimate Beda suit to defend Beda City. It makes its debut on episode 37.

Flyer Dragon

Red Bomber's dragon-type suit is mainly used as a carrier suit for two Beda suits to park on when its storage hatch opens in Ride mode. It fires B-Da shots catapult-style. It makes its debut on episode 45.

Blizzard Dragon

Dark Prince's suit. It can change its shape from a normal suit to a dragon-like suit within a matter of seconds. The suit's main attack is Blizzard Cannon.

Saint Blaster

This suit is combined using the above three suits - White Blows, Blue Braiver and Yellow Crasher. White Blows forms the head, body and arms of the combined suit while the other two suits forms the legs. Can fire triple shots to defeat enemies.

Saint Dragon

This ultimate suit is the combination of the four second set suits above. White Blows form the Dragon Head and upper body, Black Devaster forms the main body and wings, Blue Braiver and Yellow Crasher forms the legs of the ultimate suit. This is featured in the 2nd opening and the final episode of the series in which they defeated the dark dragon using the finisher attack "Saint Fire Volley".

Villains

  • Koutei - An evil being in the form of a giant eye monster. Plans to take over the world, as villains tend to do.

  • Dark Prince (ダークプリンス Dark Prince) - Black Bomber's twin brother, Jack. A long time ago, Professor Brown sneaked into Professor Sage's lab in the desert in search for secret plans and designs. Jack saw him while he was searching for a baseball that seemingly crashed through his window, but was kidnapped and turned into evil. Black Bomber and his friends eventually saved him and turned him good again. As the Dark Prince, he makes his debut in episode 35 and appears in almost every other episode up until episode 48. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Nobutoshi Canna
    Nobutoshi Canna
    is a seiyū who was born on June 10, 1968 in Tokyo. Canna is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Tasuki , Ban Mido , Nnoitra , Basara Nekki , Kabuto Yakushi , Guts , Knuckles the Echidna Lee...

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  • Professor Brown/Dr. Shadow - Dr. Gray Bomber's peer, and Professor Sage's student. He was jealous of Dr. Gray Bomber's superiority (or so he says) and joined the darkness. He creates Battle Suits, using knowledge from Professor Sage's lessons, and eventually becomes a key role in the darkness.

  • Momite Bomber (モミテボン Momitebon) - A useless minion of darkness who provides the comic relief throughout the series. He is given the name "Momite" for the fact that he often rubs his hands together nervously. He claims he's a good guy, but actually isn't. Similarly to how Blue Bomber says "Desu" at the end of every sentence, Momite Bomber says "Dayo". His main purpose is to spy on the Good Bombers. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Koyasu Takehito.

  • Minions - Each dark lord has their own minions. Whether they be expert spies, assassins, recons, they all try to defeat the Bomber Heroes. Usually, they get beaten half to death before they get their battle suits, and they get gagged unintentionally by the heroes.

  • Draken (ドラーケン Draken) - He has EGO problems, and enjoys having minions make him long and honoring titles.

Usually, Lacky Bomber makes one with numerous "supers", "ultras", and "oh greats."
Defeated at the hands of one of White Bomber's new suits, upgraded with Yellow Bomber's help.

His suit, "Hogane Dragon", has the ability to fire two metal Beda shots at once when the mouth opens. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Kunihiko Yasui
Kunihiko Yasui
is a Japanese voice actor. Also, he graduated from Aichi Prefecture. He is employed by the talent agency 81 Produce. He is also asked by SNK to participate as a member of SNK's character image band, King of Fighters, under the role of Iori Yagami.-TV anime:...

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  • Tiger (ティーゲル Tiger) - A strong villain, but he has 1 flaw-His Suits use up enormous amounts of energy.

A battle usually ends with him running out of energy, but he seems to always have the upper hand.
his end was when the overlord had enough of his incompetence, and jailed him. His last battle was a loss, by destroying the power cable.

His suit, "Kurogane Byakko", has a normal metal Beda shooter and a small one on the head which can be fired separately. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Hideyuki Hori
Hideyuki Hori
is a Japanese voice actor and younger brother of fellow voice actor Yukitoshi Hori and works at Aoni Production. He is most known for his roles in Saint Seiya , Sakigake!! Otokojuku , Kinnikuman , Mobile Fighter G Gundam , and the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden .-Career:Along...

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  • Shuringe (シュリンゲ Shuringe)- A female villain, who went incognito, as a pretty woman. Dr. gray Bomber fell head over heels for her. She had an issue with people mispronouncing her name. She posed as a teacher with amnesia.

In the end, she loses to an upgraded team of White, Blue, Yellow, and Black Bomber. She often comes out of her armor as a full-grown Bomber called Ms. Purple (パープルさん Papuru-san), but Dr. Gray Bomber never learns who she really is.

Her suit "Tsubasa Phoenix" has immense firepower, having a total of six Beda shooters altogether. Can transform into flying bird mode. She is voiced in the Japanese anime by Rica Matsumoto
Rica Matsumoto
is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She was one of the original members of the popular vocal group JAM Project. After the way of the stage, she embarked on voice acting and a singing career...

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  • Sildork (シルドーク Sildork) - He was jailed for rebelling against the lord himself. Craving battles, he does not spare any heroes unless they give him a good fight. His quote is "You're not strong enough to be worthy of me killing you." In the end, the characters never beat him, but injure him enough so that he retreats. However, he ends up coming back stronger than ever. He nearly kills them, admitting them as strong, but leaves to fight the Evil Lord.

His suit "Yorui Turtle" has insanely high defense and normal shots cannot penetrate its powerful armour. The most devastating attack is when it opens its head and fires a large and powerful ball of Beda energy from it. But this is also where its weak spot is as this firing spot is just above the cockpit of the suit itself. The suit can transform into an armoured turtle capable of swimming in the water. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Yosuke Akimoto
Yosuke Akimoto
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion. He is a graduate of the Hosei University business school.-Television animation:*Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple *Angel Heart...

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  • Dr. Crusher (Dr.クラッシャー Dr. Crusher) - A villain appearing in the first 3 episodes. He looks very similar to that of Professor Brown. Voiced in the Japanese anime by Nishimura Tomohiro.

Major characters

  • White Bomber/Bomberman (しろボン Shirobon) - Leader of the Good Bombers. He is determined, but can be a bit childish sometimes and has a strong sense of courage. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Houko Kuwashima
    Houko Kuwashima
    is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her given name, , is sometimes misread as Noriko, even in Japan...

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  • Blue Bomber (あおボン Aobon) - A mechanical genius, but very anxious, shy and docile, especially around girls. He has a secret crush on Red Bomber, and has a habit of saying "desu" at the end of every sentence. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Etsuko Kozakura
    Etsuko Kozakura
    , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese voice actress from Mizuho and works at Ohsawa Jimusho. She is married to fellow voice actor Jin Domon.Etsuko also voices Tuffy in the Tom and Jerry series.- Notable voice roles :* Atashinchi - Yuri Ishida...

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  • Red Bomber (あかボン Akabon) - The only female of the Good Bombers. She wears a yellow bow on her antenna, and has been in love with Black Bomber ever since he saved her life. She has a rivalry with Yellow Bomber and Pink Bomber. She is voiced in the Japanese anime by Rei Sakuma
    Rei Sakuma
    is a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series Soreike! Anpanman; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo in Ranma ½.-Notable voice roles:*Akabon...

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  • Yellow Bomber (きいろボン Kiirobon) - A greedy Bomber who dreams of being rich and meeting lots of pretty girls. He's jealous of Black Bomber and has a rivalry with Red Bomber and White Bomber. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Mitsuaki Madono
    Mitsuaki Madono
    is a voice actor who was born in Osaka, Japan. He has a penchant for voicing characters who are supposedly jokers, but sometimes hide a more insidious nature is a voice actor (seiyū) who was born in Osaka, Japan. He has a penchant for voicing characters who are supposedly jokers, but sometimes...

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  • Black Bomber (くろボン Kurobon) - A mysterious fighter who shows up to help the heroes and disappears when his help is no longer needed. He wears a cape, and has a long-lost twin brother called Jack, who was kidnapped by Koutei. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Toshihiko Seki
    Toshihiko Seki
    is a Japanese voice actor and member of 81 Produce. Apart from voice actor work, Seki sometimes does live action drama stage work. He is sometimes mistaken for another voice actor, Tomokazu Seki, sharing the same last name but are unrelated.-Person/Career:...

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  • Dr. Gray Bomber (Dr.グレイボン Dr. Graybon) - Blue Bomber's grandfather, and inventor of the robots that the good Bombers pilot. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Tsukui Kyosei.

  • Green Bomber (みどりボン Midoribon) - Voiced in the Japanese anime by Kappei Yamaguchi
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    , better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome , Jackson Neil , Tombo , Yattaro , InuYasha , Ryuichi Sakuma , L , Usopp...

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  • Light Blue Bomber (みずいろボン Mizuirobon) - Voiced in the Japanese anime by Issei Miyazaki
    Issei Miyazaki
    is a Japanese voice actor. He is a former member of 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*Gen in Barefoot Gen*Takashi Yamazaki in Cardcaptor Sakura*Kenji Ninomiya in Kamichu!*Subaru Sumeragi in X/1999*Jun Misugi in Captain Tsubasa...

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Minor characters

  • Pink Bomber (ピンクボン Pinkbon) - Another female outside of the Bomber Team. She is a very rich and beautiful girl who lives with her father, Rich Bomber (リッチボン Richbon), and appears to have a crush on White Bomber, but later falls in love with Black Bomber instead. She has a rivalry with Red Bomber, who is also in love with him. She is voiced in the Japanese anime by Hiroko Konishi
    Hiroko Konishi
    is a Japanese voice actress. She is currently not affiliated with any production, and has largely retired from voice acting.- Notable voice roles :* Aida Rion in Agent Aika* Nene Romanova in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040...

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  • Jack (ジャック Jack) - Black Bomber's twin brother. He was kidnapped and possessed by Koutei after going into the lab to get a baseball. Black bomber and his friends eventually safely restored him to being good again. Unlike his brother Black Bomber, he is very happy and playful. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Nobutoshi Canna
    Nobutoshi Canna
    is a seiyū who was born on June 10, 1968 in Tokyo. Canna is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Tasuki , Ban Mido , Nnoitra , Basara Nekki , Kabuto Yakushi , Guts , Knuckles the Echidna Lee...

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  • Golden Bomber/Dark Bomber (ゴールデンボン/ダークボン Goldenbon/Darkbon) - White Bomber's father, possessed by evil. After a battle with the evil Koutei, he was turned good once more. He was the king, but his son White Bomber exceeded him and took the crown. Appears in the first three episodes of the series. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Tesshō Genda
    Tessho Genda
    is a Japanese voice actor. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, . as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda."...

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One-Time Characters

  • Ceres (セレス Ceres) - Voiced in the Japanese anime by Keiichi Sonobe
    Keiichi Sonobe
    is a male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo affiliated with 81 Produce.-Television animation:*Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple *Ai Yori Aoshi *Azuki-chan *Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo...

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  • Pallas (パラス Pallas) - Voiced in the Japanese anime by Takehiro Murozono
    Takehiro Murozono
    is a Japanese voice actor who works for Office Kaoru.-Filmography:*Rick in Beyblade G-Revolution*Kuzui in Bubblegum Crisis 2040*Morozov in Divergence Eve*Yoshiki Nagaoka in Dokyusei 2*Katsuo in El-Hazard*Arbalest in Full Metal Panic!...

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  • Navy Blue Bomber (こんボン Konbon) - Appears in the second episode. He looks very similar to that of Blue Bomber. Voiced in the Japanese anime by Jūrōta Kosugi
    Jurota Kosugi
    is a Japanese voice actor. His deep voice is often used for rough and imposing characters. He is well known for playing the role of Sukashii from Kyattou Ninden Teyandee and Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto....

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  • Orange Bomber (オレンジボン Orangebon) - Appears in the first episode, training White Bomber. Voiced in the Japanese anime by Nagashima Yuichi.

B-Daron (Animals)

  • Wind Bird (カゼ丸 Kazemaru) - White Bomber's B-Daron; a turquoise bird. He has a sweet tooth for cake, and comes to White Bomber's aid whenever he needs to go somewhere. His ability is Hurricane Shot. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Yuuichi Nagashima.
  • Rui-rui (ルイルイ Ruirui) - Blue Bomber's B-Daron; a pink rabbit. Rui-rui is a genius, just like Blue Bomber and his grandfather are, and often works on computers to assist them. His ability is Lock-On. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Tomoko Kawakami
    Tomoko Kawakami
    was a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Kawakami was affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of her death.-Career:...

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  • Pi-po (ピポ Pipo) - Red Bomber's B-Daron; an orange squirrel. She likes to hang with Red Bomber and help her with the things she does, such as baking delicious cakes for the gang. Her ability is Cheering.
  • Ponycorn (ポニコーン Ponycorn) - Yellow Bomber's B-Daron. He is a horse that has a corn cob on his head, making him look like a Unicorn. He is almost always seen with Yellow Bomber, and is usually involved in whatever he does. His ability is Corn Flash. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Keiichi Sonobe
    Keiichi Sonobe
    is a male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo affiliated with 81 Produce.-Television animation:*Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple *Ai Yori Aoshi *Azuki-chan *Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo...

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  • Fire Dragon (ヒリュー Hiryu) - Black Bomber's B-Daron; a purple dragon. He often goes into town, wearing a trench coat and a hat to disguise himself, so he can do certain tasks for Black Bomber. He looks very powerful, but is actually friendly, innocent and harmless, and wouldn't even hurt a fly. His ability is Dragon Breath. He is voiced in the Japanese anime by Kunihiko Yasui
    Kunihiko Yasui
    is a Japanese voice actor. Also, he graduated from Aichi Prefecture. He is employed by the talent agency 81 Produce. He is also asked by SNK to participate as a member of SNK's character image band, King of Fighters, under the role of Iori Yagami.-TV anime:...

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Episodes

1. The Legend of the B-Da Heroes (part 1)

2. The Legend of the B-Da Heroes (part 2)

3. Fly! White Gale

4. The Arrogant Warrior, Black Bomber

5. A Dark Messenger Arrives

6. Fire Away! Blue Sniper

7. Protecting the Forest's B-Daron

8. Dr. Gray Bomber's Super Inventions

9. Don't die! Rui Rui

10. Black Bomber's secret

11. Draken of the Four Dark Lords arrives

12. Rise Up! White Gale II

13. Tempestuous Princess, Pink Bomber!

14. The Second of the Four Dark lords, Tiger

15. Mystery of the Stormy night

16. The Lone Hero

17. Don't cry, Wind Bird

18. Discovery! Secret of the Labyrinth!?

19. Go! Black Cluster

20. Tiger's Doomsday

21. Mysterious Beauty, Miss Purple appears

22. Roar! Yellow Crasher

23. Move Out! Blue Braver

24. Red Bomber's dream, the Prima Donna

25. Shuringe's Evil Trap

26. Dr. Gray Bomber's Spectacular Marriage Proposal

27. Goodbye, Miss Purple

28. S.S. Pink Princess's Big Disaster

29. Sildork - The Great Dark Being's Rebellion

30. Red Bomber's Heart gets Stolen!?

31. Momite Bomber's Day of Dignity

32. Sildork Returns!?

33. Abused Control of White Blose

34. The Legend of the B-Stone

35. The Prince of Darkness Appears

36. The Strongest Enemy, Dark Prince

37. Tiger and Shuringe's Counterattack

38. Duel! Draken VS. Sildork

39. A Cursed Yellow Bomber

40. Frozen Monstrosity, Icekenstein

41. Wind Bird, Come Back!

42. Black Bomber's Present

43. Combine! Saint Blaster

44. The Scroll of Destiny

45. The True Tale of Black Bomber's Past

46. Dark Prince's True Self

47. Darkness Dragon Attacks!

48. The Final Battle! Light Saint Dragon Emerges

Adaptations

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